上

  1. 上 can be used to mean “above” or “on top”.

  2. 上 can be used as a verb meaning “to go up” or “to board (a vehicle)”

  3. 上 can be used as a verb meaning “to start” or “to begin”.

    • 开 can mean to physically start or operate things (such as a car) whereas 上 refers to the beginning of events, activities, or processes.

  4. 上 can be used as a preposition meaning “on” or “onto”, indicating the location of something in relation to another thing.

  5. 上 is a time word meaning “previous” or “earlier”.

  6. 上 can be used as an adjective meaning “superior”, “high level”, or “top quality”.

  7. 上 can be used to indicate something moving in an upward motion.